1791 12 07 : Letter about repayment of a debt

Update on Thursday, October 27, 2011 at 5:15PM by Petra Mitchinson

07 Dec 1791(?). LETTER ABOUT REPAYMENT OF A DEBT. Bundle 47, Doc 34. 21 cm x 16.5 cm. Remains of a round red seal and corresponding hole where it was broken. Undated and no steward’s summary. However, Doc. 8 in Bundle 68 from John DAWSON to Jonathan OLDMAN, dated 09 Dec 1791, originally had a letter from William MIDFORD enclosed “Instead of payment” but that letter is no longer enclosed. It very likely was this letter. 09 Dec 1791 was a Friday, so this letter is likely to date from 07 Dec 1791. Mr. John DAWSON Hartley ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Friend John Ky. Stephen. Wednesday afternoon Soon after I saw you I was oblig’d to go to Winton upon business as sent for – I will be oblig’d to you to inform Mr. OLDMAN [corrected from GRAVE ?] that I shall pay you the account against me due to Sir P[ ] MUSGRAVE on the first week of January which will be as soon as it will be conveniant to me had Mr. OLDMAN wrote to you when I ask requested I shou’d have paid it to you, you may recollect I ask’d you what was to be done, as I then had Cash; but parted with it next day, Mr. OLDMAN sending a proper receipt to you it will be dischargd as above. Yrs. sincerely [signed] W. MIDFORD